Author: Carol Wasserman
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
ISBN: 9781400046904
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 212
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Master storyteller and beloved NPR commentator Carol Wasserman shares the quirky jobs and tribulations of her life among fellow Swamp Yankees in a little town on the Massachusetts coast, across the water from upscale Cape Cod. In the tradition of Bailey White and Garrison Keillor, she regales us with amusing and touching stories about the colorful characters and yearly rituals—from the absurd to the sublime—that keep her so closely tethered to the town and her ancient, crumbling house, which she describes as a “fragile, sinking, lovely old wreck of a place that I have come to confuse with my own flesh.” In these tales that have delighted millions of listeners, she describes the fine art of buying apples from squabbling orchard owners; the wild enthusiasms of her dearly departed husband, Aubrey, who was once sure he’d discovered a tiny Stonehenge by the side of the road; and the community of ladies who swim at suppertime, when the beach is deserted and they know “the ocean will be as warm as the primordial soup.” Swimming at Suppertime is the remarkable debut of one of the most original and entertaining new voices writing about the wondrous daily surprises and pleasures of American life.
Author: Matt Christopher
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
ISBN: 0316094552
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 74
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With remarks about his small stature and poor swimming skills ringing in his ears, the son of Hungarian immigrants begins to train for the 21-mile swim across a nearby lake.
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Category : Play
Languages : en
Pages : 740
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Category : Play
Languages : en
Pages : 728
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Author: Bob Balaban
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1101602449
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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There's a thief in town, and all signs point to twelve-year-old Charlie Drinkwater. Once you spontaneously morph into a giant mutant dinosaur in the middle of the school day, people will suspect you of just about anything. Charlie's teachers decide that all he needs is a little discipline, so they make him join the swim team. The only problem is, Charlie is terrified of the water. (He's terrified of a lot of things.) Charlie and his friends vow to apprehend the real criminal and clear Charlie's name. But when they discover who the actual thief is, Charlie's problems get a whole lot bigger . . . not to mention slimier, scalier, and smellier!
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Category : Books
Languages : en
Pages : 1320
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Every 3rd issue is a quarterly cumulation.
Author: Edwin Harris Colbert
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 508
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Edwin H. Colbert, Ph.D., is one of the best-known and most respected paleontologists of this era. At 83, he took time out of his busy schedule to write this account of his life to date.
Author: George Pugh, PhD
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 1491767413
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 167
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If you can think differently about your personal problems, which might include the aftermath of traumatic events or deep feelings of rejection, you may find yourself in a positon to overcome hurtful memories that continue to upset you and interfere with your sense of self-worth. George Pugh, Ph.D., a practicing clinical psychologist, helps you find insight and direction in this new approach to understanding yourself and why you struggle with inner self-defeating voices that hold you back. After learning why you are resistant to changing problematic personality traits and why past efforts have left you at a loss and longing for more, you will be encouraged to take part in simple exercises that will remove the troubling inhibitions that prevent you from being who you truly are. In straightforward language you will achieve insights that will help you: understand that the personality forms around the basic principles of survival; recognize that survival strategies that served you well in the past hold you back in the present; release your true voice to speak from a position of honesty, integrity and personal strength; free what you have hidden your passion, connection and commitment to your personal journey. If you are willing to risk brief emotional upheaval and painful moments of reflection you will find your voice and release your true self. This book explains steps that will allow you to break free of a counterproductive lifestyle that binds you to a way of thinking and feeling that is safe but is lacking in joy and authenticity. The Icons Within helps the reader to understand the full effects of Iconic therapy. It provides a sense of hope in a multitude of dimensions hope that healing is possible, hope that life can hold so much more and hope that lifes potential can still be achieved. A. Thomas, therapist
Author: Lynn Rae Davidson
Publisher: Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.
ISBN: 1644587564
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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How many of us can remember a time when we got a bad haircut? That was true for the Little Girl with Crooked Bangs, who takes you on a journey of her life. The blood bond of family leaves a blueprint to follow. As a child sitting close to Daddy, she hears tales of her brave ancestors crossing the Atlantic in search of a better life. She watches as her grandpa and his sons become the leading milk producer and delivery business in the area. She is nurtured by a strong mother during the Women's Movement of the sixties. Surrounded by seventy-one first cousins, she takes for granted the familial cord that binds them. As a young woman, she comes face-to-face with the daunting task of wearing the many hats of wife, mother, daughter, sister, and friend. She determines in herself the will to survive when her vehicle is hit head-on by a woman named Grace, who almost robs Lynn of fulfilling her destiny. For a brief moment, Lynn believes that she is dying . . . her life ending, her husband a widower, and her children without their mother. Her final wish is to let them know how much she loves them. However, God's amazing grace pulls the woman out from the wreckage, pulls her through countless surgeries and unrelenting pain, and pulls her back to accepting herself and a new life.
Author: Bennett Cole
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1603134433
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 225
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Murdered! Yes, murdered! Her body left lying on the Wildwood Trail.In Radnor, a small Virginia mountain town, twelve-year-old Marvin McKenzie and his Junior Commando gang attempt to lead normal lives on the homefront as WWII rages on. But their peace is fractured when one of the gang finds the body on the Wildwood Trail, the kids' favorite haunt.When the older brother of one of the gang's members is erroneously charged with the murder, the Commandos resolve to try to "crack the case." But the intrusion in Marvin's life caused by an "older" (fourteen) precocious neighborhood girl, her alcoholic father and her terminally ill and demented grandmother, coupled with various Commando escapades, temporarily sidetrack Marvin and his cohorts.They nevertheless persist in their sleuthing, and in a spine-tingling conclusion as the murderer chases Marvin through the Wildwood forest at night, he falls through space and... Genre: Historical Fiction /Mystery / Mainstream
